Forsaking All Others - Part Two

"Forsaking All Others – Part Two"
Casualty episode
Episode no. Series 29
Episode 46
Directed by Julie Edwards
Written by Matthew Barry
Produced by Gert Thomas
Original air date 23 August 2015 (2015-08-23)
Running time 1 hour[1]
Guest appearance(s)
  • Gregory Forsyth-Foreman as Louis Fairhead
  • Mark Letheren as Ben Harding
  • Kazia Pelka as Greta Miller
  • Hannah Barrie as Laila Bertrand
  • Jamie Paul as Barney Glynn
  • Holly Fry as Sian Elmer
  • Caroline Partridge as Mary Simms
  • Lisa Harmer as Registrar

"Forsaking All Others – Part Two" is the forty-sixth episode of the twenty-ninth series of the British medical drama television series Casualty. The episode was written by Matthew Barry and directed by Julie Edwards, and premiered on BBC One on 23 August 2015, just one day after the first part of the series finale. The episode features the wedding of established characters Zoe Hanna (Sunetra Sarker), a consultant in emergency medicine, and Max Walker (Jamie Davis), a porter at the fictitious emergency department of Holby City.

The episode garnered a total of 6.44 million viewers over a twenty-eight-day period, and was the highest rated episode of 2015. The Mirror branded the collection of the four two-part episodes as possibly being "the most dramatic episodes in three decades of the series". After the night of the episode airing, fans were left "on edge" and with "a lot of feelings".

Plot

It is the morning of the day of Zoe Hanna and Max Walker's wedding, and a hungover Zoe stumbles into the living room to discover she's slept with another man. She gets rid of her one-night stand and prepares to marry Max with a guilty conscience. Before she goes to the registry office, she reveals to consultant Dylan Keogh that she has been unfaithful to Max and cheated on him. Dylan agrees to keep her revelation a secret and Zoe leaves the emergency department to marry Max. At the registry office, Zoe gets cold feet and tells Max she cannot marry him. When Max asks why she does not give him an answer, and instead goes ahead with the wedding. Max's mother Greta Miller, Robyn Miller and Lofty Chiltern are present at the time of wedding.

Receptionist Louise Tyler meets up with Laila at a bar, a former patient she treated a couple of years ago who blames Louise for the loss of her baby. Laila shocks Louise when she tells her she is pregnant again, and believing Louise has only visited her for forgiveness, a defiant Laila gets up and prepares to storms off. However, in a rush Laila trips and falls over a table and onto shards of broken glass. Louise calls for an ambulance to escort Laila to the emergency department, however she flees the scene of the accident before the paramedics arrive, fearing she will be blamed for the accident.

At the emergency department, Dylan treats Laila and shocks her when he reveals Laila is not pregnant – the bloated lump on her stomach has been caused by excessive alcohol drinking. Laila forgives Louise for the loss of her baby years ago and Louise feels relieved. Later on disaster strikes for Dylan and clinical nurse manager Rita Freeman when they are isolated after a patient displays symptoms of a contagious disease. Dylan becomes angered as he is walking Zoe down the aisle. Fortunately, Dylan manages to solve the case when he discovers the man has actually been displaying symptoms of malaria.

At the evening reception Zoe and Max are greeted by Ethan Hardy, Honey Wright, Noel Garcia, Big Mac, Charlie Fairhead and his son, Louis Fairhead. Rita and Dylan also manage to make it to the evening reception. As the evening progresses Max catches on to Zoe and Dylan giving each other looks. He confronts Zoe, who devastatingly reveals to him she has cheated on him. A heartbroken Max tells Zoe he cannot see a future for them two. Zoe is left distraught and flees the wedding reception and onto Dylan's boathouse. She tells Dylan she wants to leave and the boathouse sets off next to the reception venue.

Max resorts to drinking to forget his heartbreak, but when a drunken Louis makes a comment about Max and Zoe's relationship a row breaks out between the pair. As the argument intensifies, Charlie tries to break-up the confrontation, only to end up in the firing line as he is pushed to the floor by Louis. Max punches Louis and, when Lofty tries to intervene, he falls into and knocks over a flame heater, causing the decorations to catch fire. The fire quickly begins to spread and everyone begins to flee the reception to safety. Ethan, Robyn, Lofty and Big Mac attempt to get the fire under control, but are unsuccessful. Max fears Zoe is still inside the reception and phones for her.

On the boathouse, Zoe gets hold of Max. On the deck Dylan continues to steer the boat away, but he notices the venue is on fire. Embers float through the air and ignite a blanket which cover gas canisters and paint on the boathouse, and Dylan begins to panic. He shouts Zoe to get a fire extinguisher, but then the flames burst and grow. Zoe and Dylan agree they have to jump the boat and onto the water. They both get ready to jump, but Dylan remembers his "lucky" talisman has been left on a table below the deck. Zoe jumps into the freezing waters below while Dylan runs down and grabs his talisman. Zoe flails in the water as the weight of her dress begins to drag her underwater. She shouts for Dylan, but then there's a huge explosion on the boathouse. Everyone on land is left speechless as the boathouse then explodes a second time.

Production

The episode was the second part of a four-part set of episodes which celebrated the show reaching its thirtieth series. This episode was dedicated to the wedding of popular couple Zoe Hanna and Max Walker.[1] The episode was written by Matthew Barry, directed by Julie Edwards and produced by Gert Thomas.[1] The outcome of the wedding was kept a secret until transmission, however fans were aware that Zoe would keep a secret which would be revealed in the episode finale. Actress Sunetra Sarker said in an interview "nothing can ever be the same" and the secret her character would hide would be "life-changing".[2] Zoe's wedding day was also teased in Casualty's annual Summer trailer.[3]

Series producer Erika Hossington stated in an interview after the dramatic episode had aired that the crew decided to air the storyline because they felt "the path of true love never runs smooth".[4] Hossington then went on in the interview to explain that Zoe's secret was to "turn the tables" because it was "Zoe who was always doubtful and it was Max who always reassured her".[4] The episode was also promoted in an advertisement on BBC One in the build-up to the episode itself.[5]

Casualty also aired a red button special episode in-between Part One and Two of "Forsaking All Others", which was entitled "Mrs Walker-To-Be".[6] The red-button special was written by Sarah Beeson and directed by John Quarrell, and focused on the events which occurred during Zoe's hen night. The red-button episode featured Sunetra Sarker, Jamie Davis, Lee Mead, Amanda Henderson, Chloe Howman, Kazia Pelka and Anthony Dowding.[6]

Reception

The episode attracted an overnight figure of 5.20 million viewers.[7] After seven days this figure increased to 6.16 million viewers.[8] Twenty-eight days later, the episode reached a final total of 6.44 million viewers – the second highest rated Casualty episode of 2015.[8]

Prior to the episode airing, Daily Mirror published an article claiming the four-part finale episodes "could be the most dramatic episodes in three decades".[9] After the episode had aired, Irish Examiner stated that fans had 'been left reeling' and were 'on the edge' following the dramatic cliffhanger.[10] Digital Spy stated fans "could not cope" and had been left with "a lot of feelings following the dramatic cliffhanger, with fans responding to the episode via Twitter.[11] Alison Graham reviewed the episode on Radio Times, telling viewers to be assured that "when you think it's all over – it isn't".[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Forsaking All Others, Part Two". BBC Online. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Power, Vicki (22 August 2015). "Casualty of love: An interview with Sunetra Sarker". Sunday Express. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Klompus, Jack (16 July 2015). "Watch Casualty's explosive summer trailer: See all the shocks, arrivals and flirtations". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 Kilkelly, Daniel (20 November 2015). "Casualty producer Erika Hossington on 30th anniversary: 'The hospital itself will be in jeopardy'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Coming up on Casualty...". BBC. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Mrs Walker-To-Be". BBC. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Overnights TV - 23 August 2015". Overnights TV. Retrieved 27 June 2016.(subscription required)
  8. 1 2 "Weekly top 30 programmes". BARB. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Walker, Danny (22 August 2015). "Casualty: Four part finale could be the most dramatic episodes in three decades of the series". Mirror. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Casualty cliffhanger leaves fans on the edge". Irish Examiner. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Fletcher, Harry (23 August 2015). "Tonight's Casualty shocker has left fans with a lot of feelings". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  12. ↑ Graham, Alison. "S29–E43 Forsaking All Others – Part Two". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

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